After four months and 58 games, the 2019-20 Portland Trail Blazers just won't budge. Between injuries and issues on the defensive end, the Blazers have yet to go on the kind of extended run that has resulted in playoffs berths in each of the last six seasons. And with 24 games to play and Damian Lillard joining the ranks of the inactive, the prospects of a late-season rally would seem to be in jeopardy.
At 26-32, the Trail Blazers find themselves in ninth-place in the West, 2.5 games behind the Grizzlies for the final playoffs spot, and with one of the easiest post All-Star break schedules in the league, they're still in good position to string some wins together.